I Can't Think Straight
I Can't Think Straight | |
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Directed by | Shamim Sarif |
Screenplay by |
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Based on | I Can't Think Straight by Shamim Sarif |
Produced by | Hanan Kattan |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Aseem Bajaj |
Edited by | David Martin |
Music by | Raiomond Mirza |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Enlightenment Films |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
I Can't Think Straight is a 2008 British
I Can't Think Straight was produced by Enlightenment Productions and distributed in the United States by Regent Releasing and Here! Films.[1][2] It was released in different regions between 2008 and 2009.[3] The DVD was released on 4 May 2009.[4][5]
The lead actresses, Ray and Sheth, also starred in Sarif's 2007 lesbian-themed historical drama film The World Unseen.
Plot
In the upper echelons of traditional Middle Eastern society, wealthy Christian
As family members descend and the wedding day approaches, the pressure mounts until Tala finally cracks and extricates herself. Back in London, Leyla is heartbroken but learns to break free of her own self-doubt and her mother's expectations, ditching Ali and being honest with her parents about her sexuality. When Ali and Leyla's feisty sister, Yasmin, help try to get Tala and Leyla together again, Tala finds that her own preconceptions of what love can be is the final hurdle she must jump to win Leyla back.
Cast
- Lisa Ray as Tala
- Sheetal Sheth as Leyla
- Antonia Frering as Reema - Tala's mother
- Dalip Tahil as Omar - Tala's father
- Ernest Ignatius as Sam - Leyla's father
- Siddiqua Akhtar as Maya - Leyla's mother
- Amber Rose Revah as Yasmin - Leyla's sister
- Anya Lahiri as Lamia - Tala's middle sister
- Kimberly Jaraj as Zina - Tala's younger sister
- Rez Kempton as Ali - Tala's best friend, Leyla's boyfriend
- Daud Shahas Hani - Tala's fiancé
- Sam Vincenti as Kareem - Lamia's husband
- Ishwar Maharaj as Sami - Kareem's younger brother
- George Tardios as Uncle Ramzi
- Nina Wadia as Rani the Housekeeper
Critical reception
The New York Times called the film "another weightless confection from the writer and director Shamim Sarif."[6]
Autostraddle said that it "stands out for its cultural specificity, truly stunning leads, and endless charm."[7]
Awards
- Best Feature, Audience Award - Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival 2009
- Best Feature - International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival Of Canary Islands, 2009
- Best Feature - Afterellen Visibility Awards
- Best Feature, Audience Award - Melbourne Queer Film Festival 2009
- Best Feature, Audience Award - Pink Apple 2009
- Audience Award Best Feature Film - Fairy Tales International Queer Diversity Film Festival (Calgary) 2009
- Jury Winner Best Feature Film - Festival Del Mar, Majorca 2009
- Audience Award, Best Feature - Vancouver Queer Film Festival 2009
- Best lesbian movie - The Holebifilmfestival Vlaams-Brabant 2009, Belgium
- Jury award for Best Women's Feature - Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival 2009
- Best Feature Film - Gay Film Nights International Film Festival 2009
See also
References
- ScreenDaily. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ Scheib, Ronnie (18 November 2008). "I Can't Think Straight". Variety. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "I Can't Think Straight". Icantthinkstraightfilm.com. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
- ^ Best, Jason (4 May 2009). "Out on DVD – I Can't Think Straight & The World Unseen". What's on TV. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "I Can't Think Straight". Enlightenment Productions. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- ^ Catsoulis (20 November 2008). "Love Beyond Boundaries". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Now, An Updated Edition Of The 102 Best Lesbian Movies Of All Time". Autostraddle. 2017-02-14. Retrieved 2017-09-21.
- ^ "Review of "I Can't Think Straight"". AfterEllen. 2008-11-19. Retrieved 2017-09-21.
External links
- Official website
- I Can't Think Straight at IMDb
- I Can't Think Straight at AllMovie
- I Can't Think Straight at BBFC
- I Can't Think Straight at BFI
- I Can't Think Straight at Reeltime Creative